Grill Maestro

I received a free sample of Steve’s Margarita, Long Island Ice Tea, and their Bloody Mary “wine cocktail” a few weeks ago and, until recently, hadn’t been able to give them a try. I’m usually a beer drinker but I thought I’d give these new Al-Rite products a try… who can say no to a margarita right?

The first one I tried was Steve’s Long Island Tea, which is their version of the Long Island Iced Tea. At 12% alcohol by volume (all their drinks are 12%), it didn’t taste like 12% alcohol by volume. In fact, I was surprised at how good it tasted because my expectations weren’t very high. A classic Long Island ice tea is equal parts vodka, tequila, rum, gin, and triple sec with a little sweet & sour mix. After college, my ability to drink cheap liquors (we’re talking the $10 a handle variety) was severely diminished so I was worried that more budget liquors were used. If they were, I couldn’t taste it in the drink. In fact, the LI Iced Tea tasted like I ordered it from a bar.

As for the margarita, I have yet to dry it. I’m planning on sticking it in the freezer and “squeezing” it out, as they recommend, to try it frozen. My wife is a huge fan of margaritas so maybe I’ll have her try it out. I’m sure she won’t mind.

Unfortunately for the bloody mary bottle, it burst in shipping so I wasn’t able to try them out.

Overall, I was surprised with how much I liked the LIIT and I’m fairly confident we’ll enjoy the margarita wine cocktail when it’s fully frozen.

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